Learning disabilities qualifications

Learning Disabilities Qualifications

The replacement for the old Learning Disabilities Qualifications ("LDQ") are available from August 2011.

The new qualifications are called:

The Level 2 Award in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities
The Level 3 Award in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Both Awards are aimed at members of staff who work with people who have learning disabilities. Typical employers would be local authorities, NHS trusts, private and voluntary agencies. Typical job roles would include healthcare/care assistants, support/key workers, family support workers, domiciliary care workers, day centre workers etc.

Both Awards can be completed within about 3 months from start to finish.

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Level 2 Award in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

The Level 2 Award is aimed at individuals who currently have little or no knowledge of learning disabilities issues

There is one mandatory unit which all students must complete. Learners then need to achieve at least a further eight credits from a selection of optional units as set out below:

Unit No	Unit Title	Credit Value
Mandatory Unit 4200-209	Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities	4
Optional Units
Unit 4200-201	Dementia awareness	2
Unit 4200-202	Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care	2
Unit 4200-212	Principles of positive risk-taking for individuals with disabilities	2
Unit 4200-215	Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare	3
Unit 4200-216	Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions	2
Unit 4200-217	Understand physical disability	2
Unit 4200-218	Introduction to communication in health, social care or children's and young people's settings	3
Unit 4200-219	Introductory awareness of sensory loss	2
Unit 4200-220	Introductory awareness of models of disability	2
Unit 4200-224	Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene	1
Unit 4200-332	Principles of supporting young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood	3 ***
Unit 4200-335	Principles of self-directed support	3 ***

Level 3 Award in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

The Level 3 Award is aimed at individuals who already have a basic knowledge of learning disabilities issues and who want to progress further and increase their knowledge and skills.

There is one mandatory unit which all students must complete. Learners then need to achieve at least a further eight credits from a selection of optional units as set out below:

Unit No	Unit Title	Credit Value
Mandatory Unit 4200-209	Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities	4
Optional Units
4200-224	Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene	1
4200-301	Purpose and principles of independent advocacy	4
4200-304	Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion	3
4200-305	Understand mental health problems	3
4200-307	Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion	3
4200-327	Understand positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities	3
4200-328	– Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability regarding sexuality and sexual health	3
4200-329	Understand how to support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions	3
4200-332	Principles of supporting young people with a learning disability to make the transition into adulthood	3
4200-335	Principles of self-directed support	3
4200-336	Understand physical disability	3
4200-339	Understand sensory loss	3
4200-340	Understand models of disability	3

Progression

The units of either Award are worth a total of 12 credits, and these can all be used towards the Level 2 or Level 3 Certificates in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities (the Certificate requires an extra 9 credits).

Many of the units are also present in various other QCF health and social care qualifications and can be used towards these.

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